Awards Chair: Ben Whitter
Known globally as Mr Employee Experience, author and innovator Ben Whitter is one of the foremost authorities on the rapidly evolving world of employee engagement.Awards International is thrilled to have this exceptional thought leader at the head of our UK EXA® 2021 judging panel.
For a fair and transparent judging process
Professionals with an eye for excellence are invited to apply for a coveted place on the 2021 UK Employee Experience Awards judging panel.
Becoming a judge offers a unique chance to expand your experience and skill set alongside peers, providing an unmatched networking opportunity and a chance to learn even more about the trends shaping the future of employee experience.
Your expertise can help steer Finalists to even greater success through your vital contribution to feedback.
Our surveys show 100% satisfaction among judges, many of whom return each year to share their valuable insights and help mould the employee engagement initiatives of the UK’s leading companies for the years ahead.
Our fantastic new Judge Club, founded in 2020, provides a platform for our most experienced judges to meet, share best practice, and motivate each other and their respective industries towards a shared goal of improved customer and employee experience.
Donna O’Toole
CEO
Hina Sharma
Senior Engagement & Internal Comms Manager - Europe
Cilla McKay
Executive Director of Customer Engagement and People
Olga Wormald
Managing Director
Kerry Gidziewicz
Specialist Recruitment Consultant
Julie Stephens
People Director
Andrew Bailey
Head of People
Gethin Nadin
Director, Employee Wellbeing
Gillian Woodcock
People Director - Civils & Lintels
Julia Menninga
Leadership Development
Kate Lincoln
Operations Director
Zoe Stephens
HR Director
Amanda Sims
Director
Chloe Woolger
Commercial Director
Frances Williams
Head of HR
James Bolle
Captain
Jane Kennedy
Executive Coach, People strategy advisor, NED and Trustee
Jay Connolly
Global Chief Talent Officer
Nick Bass
Chief People Officer, Global Service Line
Nicky Gleadow
Managing Director
Paul Addy
Director
Paul Corke
Author, Leadership Architect, Speaker and Founder of Leadership Architecture
Robert Pender
Experience Activists Founder
Amantha King
Coach & Development Consultant
Andrew Jones
Corporate Client Success Manager
Daniel Curzon
Customer Experience & Change Director
Emma Bridger
MD
Ewen MacPherson
Group Chief People Officer
Jane Longworth
Career Coach │Coach│Executive Search & Assessment Practitioner
Jane Roques-Shaw
Global Executive Director, People Growth and Experience
Linda Taylor
Managing Director
Marie Cross
Training Director
Michaela Domestico
Senior Director, HR International
Nicky Gleadow
Managing Director
Sandy Lacey-Aberdein
Head of Talent Acquisition
Sarah de Corday-Long
Founder and Managing Director
Simon Andrew
Employer Brand & Comms Expert
Tamzyn Furse
VP, People
Victoria Anthony
Group HRD
Belinda Gannaway
Strategy Director
Boyden Manns
Insight Director
Carole O'Neil
Partner
Charlene Brown
Managing Director
Clare Bye
Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources
Dave Harrison
Managing Director
Dawn Wright
Director
Debbie Green
Director
Dilip Mahboobani
Vice President, Global Human Resources
Dorothy Day
Director
Eleanor Telling
Director of Professional Services – XP Consulting
Ellie Shaw
Head of Employee Research
Fiona Daniel
CEO & Founder | Non-Executive Director
Gareth Rees
Head of CX Partnership Services
Ian Luxford
Learning & Engagement Specialist
Ian Thomas
Operations Director
Jeremy Griffiths
Head of EMEA CX Consulting and Insights
Jorge Aisa Dreyfus
EVP Talent, Capability & Culture
Jost Wahlen
Head of Learning and Development
Kathy Morris
Manager - Culture & Learning Development
Kay Jarvis
Human Resources Director
Kevin Bennett
Exec Director of Customer Service Transformation and Business Support
Leslie Rogers
Director
Matt Macri-Waller
CEO & Founder
Polly Rathbone Ward
Director/HR Consultant
Richard Larkin
Global Talent Acquisition Director
Shamim Stokes
Head of Learning and Development
Simon Brown
Co-Leader Organisational Change
Somayeh Aghnia
Co-founder and CEO
Thomas Mazimann
CEO
Vicky Pawsey
Director
Bartosz Wawrzyszak
CEO
Carolyn Cresswell
Co-Founder & Director
Cathy Cook
People Director
Charlotte Crawley
Culture & Experience Director
David Chamberlain
Director
Jenna Baker
Founder
Lynn Lewis
Student Experience & Welfare Director
Sam Dawson
Founder and Director
Sarah Gregory
Head of HR
Sarah Valentine - Bull
Managing Director
Sonia Khera
Director